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Sport, 1936

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Greyhound Coursing Victorian Notes N.C.C.'s Annual Meeting

Referee · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 14

THE 59th annual meeting of delegates of the National Coursing Club of Victoria will be held at Collins House. Melbourne, on Tuesday. January 21. The…

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Golf Pros--first Match Los Angeles

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 6

The six Australian golf professionals. with manager Campbell, have arrived here, and will play their first match at Riverdale on Friday…

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Golf. Club Competitions. Ferrier's 69 at Manly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 12

Metropolitan golf clubs accepted the opportunity which the holiday offered yesterday by competing in club events. A strong wind proved troublesome, but some fine play was…

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Spectator Dived to Rescue Stir at Swimming Gala Mittagong

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 5

A big crowd of swimming enthusiasts witnessed an unusual rescue at Wollongong club's carnival today…

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Lawn Tennis. Cumberland Championships. J. Crawford's Form

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 13

J. Crawford reached the final of the men's singles championship at Pratten Park, Ashfield, yesterday beating D. Chrystal, junior, in straight sets. An outstanding performance was the…

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County Tennis Jack Crawford In Singles Final

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 3

JACK CRAWFORD yesterday, qualified for the final of the County of Cumberland singles championship at Pratten Park, when he beat Dave…

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Off Night Tennis Afternoon Match January 11

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 2

Temporarily, at all events, the Sydney experiment in night tennis on turf courts has been postponed, because Henri Cochet does not…

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Queer Happenings in N.z. Cricket

Referee · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 12

IN a secondary school game played at Oamaru, N.Z., on December 18, writes our N.Z. correspondent, something in the way of a record…

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Football in Great Britain. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 11

Scottish League.—Partick Thistl[?] v Clyde. 4-1…

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All Blacks to Tackle England Finale To Great Rugby Union Tour

Referee · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 13

THE final match of the tour will be fought out against England at Twickenham, the famous London Rugby Ground…

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Midget Car Racing. Australia Beats England. Second Test

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 12

Australia won the second midget car test match at Wentworth Park Speedway, Glebe, last night, from England, by 33 points to 15, before a large crowd…

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Swimming Records. Two Established in U.S.A. New York, Jan. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 8

At Coral Gables, two more world's records were made to-day. Seventeen-year-old Adolph Kiefer swam 100 metres over the long course in 1m [?] 5-6s. Miss Erna Kompa (New…

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Interstate Juniors South Australians Take Cricket Honors

Referee · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 18

THE old South Australian cricketer, B. T. R. Balley, who used to exercise the long bundle in Sheffield Shield cricket, came over to Sydney with the…

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Furs Worn At New Year Races. Autumn Hats

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 3

In spite of holiday house parties, which have taken so many well-known people out of town, Randwick was thronged with racegoers…

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Catholic Scout Cricket. 1st LEWISHAM v. 2nd LEWISHAM

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 25

In the Scout Cricket Competition, the above teams met at Moore Park on Sunday week. Herold Wade, captain of 1st team, won the toss and sent 2nd…

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Turf Jottings From Here There & Everywhere Progress Of Sydney Racing

Referee · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 4

THE past year's racing in Sydney was, on the whole, satisfactory. Attendances are not yet back to those of a few years ago, but there has been an all-round advance. More prize-money tau distributed than in the previous year, and, it…

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U.S.A. Tribute to "The Referee" Golf Page Is Praised

Referee · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 1

FROM Mr. Herb. Graffis, editor of "Golfing" (Chicago) comes a real tribute to "The Referee." In…

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Omission of Bowls From the Empire Games Grave Blunder That Will Be Rectified

Referee · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 21

BOWLERS throughout the Commonwealth and New Zealand have been given cause for indignation by the…

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Tote Turnover in England Six Millions Last Year Racing to Benefit

Referee · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 8

ACCORDING to Sir Clement Hindley, chairman of the Racecourse Betting Control Board, the Totalisator is at last going to make a substantial…

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Interstate Cricket. Hibernian Teams Visit Sydney. Victorians and Queenslanders Welcomed

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 27

On Thursday morning last, Central Station presented an animated appearance when many Hibernians prominent in Society cricket affairs gathered at the…

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